you could use a little more wrist in the left hand taps, make sure youre not squeezing the downstrokes (mainly tap rolls and paradiddles),and make sure you show off your musicality. crown plays a lot of loud but like any core they play quiet too. Other than that it was very sold, keep it up man!!
You're definitely a performer. I like the playing-through-the-head, though let the sticks do all the work _for_ you. Let the sticks move _you,_ not the other way around. Think of yourself as a "stick dribbler." Gotta let go. Relative to the Crown dudes, notice how much you're overly muscling at the top. Again, great performer's enthusiasm/moxie, though there is a clear visual difference between _your_ locomotion and the average locomotion of any of the fellas in the top-12 lines. With the sound turned all the way down, what are all the little differences you notice between how that dude there with the blue shirt at the red drum moves and the way each Carolina Crown dude moves? Conjure both the brass-tacks languaging _and_ the _abstract_ languaging. _Keep going man!_ You in 120 months from now will be extraordinarily grateful your now-self thoroughly imbued into your being the virtues of patience, diligence, fortitude, and moxie. Amongst your shattered-attention-span Gen-Zers, you will be a high-value human for sure. It's obvious😉
Rhythms all over the place. Gotta start slow my man and THEN speed it up one beat at a time. Slamming shots, accents, etc. Just need to spend a ton more time on this
Keep it up! Just remember you are auditioning for Carolina Crown, you are very intense which is great but don't forget you are going to have to match 8 other snares, be humble and dial it back a bit to prove to the staff that you can play with a line, not just by yourself. Best of luck.
Hey man amazing video! I’ve been thinking about submitting an audition video to crown as well but seeing that you uploaded this 2 weeks ago, do you know if it is too late to submit a video.
Pretty great sound quality hand to hand. My only comment is having more musicality playing through the exercises. Also, SSL transitions from the edge back to center of the snare. Honestly, though just keep jamming and hope to see you at December camp.
Take back the tempo a bit (20 clicks or so) on the back half of Flee.1 and really focus on nailing those hand speed changes. Quality seems to suffer a bit and rhythmic integrity is questionable in a couple spots throughout it, especially the ninelet partials. Additionally, 24-29 sound pretty unstable pulse wise. Your duple eighth notes feel too laid back in the pocket, setting those sixteenth notes up to fall behind. As a general note, these flams in 24-29 sound way more closed off and “flat” than other flams in the front half. You also have a tendency to open up flams that occur from an upstroke more than the flams that just preceded them. All that being said, you sound great though dude, for real. Impressive ass hands for never marching anywhere besides your HS. Good luck with your audition!
Dig the heavy approach, make sure your accents don’t affect the first left in ssl. The first measure of tap roll, the tap space was a little slurred and I assumed it was a tiny mistake but your tap 5’s are occasionally slurred too so make sure you’re following underlying rhythms!! Also double check the rhythms in flee, make sure you’re not slow coming out of the 16th note flam accents back into the triplets, and make sure the quarter note triplets and ninelet three’s aren’t too open! Last thing I promise (hopefully you posted this for feedback otherwise I am so sorry for commenting lol) make sure you don’t squeeze your downstrokes. There are a couple points throughout the video where your taps get thin after downstrokes and a few times you can hear a buzz/second note on a tap or two and that’s probably because of excess tension in your hands. You’re already incorporating a lot of arm in the floats and preps so make sure you’re relaxed so that the weight of the arm does the work and it doesn’t feel like you’re adding tension, let gravity help you!!! Awesome sound quality and performance :) good luck!!!
didn't know crown is using broken city material for their audition, your diddle is slightly too crushed, but overall, love your confident! good approach!
Good to know that I’ve watched so many marching band videos that videos like this are now popping up on my TH-cam recommended. excellent work excellent form and very clean playing of the rudiments. I wish you the best of luck on your future endeavors.
I can tell you spent a lot of time working on the technique specifically they use at crown, even just the first exercise. You have an extremely nice sound quality and look just like them, very nice!
This the first vid of yours that I have came upon idk if you have but I definitely suggest auditioning for at least 5 different corps to higher your chances but also I’m just 14 so idk how much it would higher them
Yeah so auditions are actually pretty costly when they're all said and done, so in my current situation, auditioning for "at least 5" corps would be quite too many. Plus - many auditions end up falling on the same dates/weekends so it can be a logistical nightmare to go to multiple. I'm definitely focusing on Crown until I hear back so we'll see! Definitely a good thing to go to multiple auditions though!! There's a bunch to learn from many wonderful educators!! Everything everyone tells you can be used in some way!!!
First I hope you make it! Waaaayy to much head movement and upper body movement. Just play the drum. You keep time like you’re trying to stomp out a fire. Relax. Consider doing this same video with a harness on and see what all that extra movement does to your quality of sound as your drum moves around with all the extra movement. Not saying you can’t groove but keep it under control. Best of luck.
@@michaelbecker3779 High energy feet is a great thing. Keep that same energy but focus on separating your upper body from your mark time and you’re golden. ❤️
i am auditioning for crown 2024 and im really nervous im a tenor and was just curious what was your recording set up?
Drum go boom
Did you make the line?
Hey bro! I saw you didnt make it which us a bummer. But you have mad chops! I really hope you get experince this season!
How did it go?
Really hope this guy made it
INSANE consistency between sound of left and right!!!
Really great sound quality, and you practice like you perform. Both are huge Ws. Hopefully I’ll see you on the field?
haha thanks man, unfortunately not, the crown snares this year will be far better!
LETSS GOO MICHAEL
you could use a little more wrist in the left hand taps, make sure youre not squeezing the downstrokes (mainly tap rolls and paradiddles),and make sure you show off your musicality. crown plays a lot of loud but like any core they play quiet too. Other than that it was very sold, keep it up man!!
You're definitely a performer. I like the playing-through-the-head, though let the sticks do all the work _for_ you. Let the sticks move _you,_ not the other way around. Think of yourself as a "stick dribbler." Gotta let go. Relative to the Crown dudes, notice how much you're overly muscling at the top. Again, great performer's enthusiasm/moxie, though there is a clear visual difference between _your_ locomotion and the average locomotion of any of the fellas in the top-12 lines. With the sound turned all the way down, what are all the little differences you notice between how that dude there with the blue shirt at the red drum moves and the way each Carolina Crown dude moves? Conjure both the brass-tacks languaging _and_ the _abstract_ languaging. _Keep going man!_ You in 120 months from now will be extraordinarily grateful your now-self thoroughly imbued into your being the virtues of patience, diligence, fortitude, and moxie. Amongst your shattered-attention-span Gen-Zers, you will be a high-value human for sure. It's obvious😉
There are always other corps. Dont be afraid to go for more than 1.
Rhythms all over the place. Gotta start slow my man and THEN speed it up one beat at a time. Slamming shots, accents, etc. Just need to spend a ton more time on this
Left hand struggling.. stance is weak ... looks like you are forcing it .. relax ....
Great hands bro, nice shoes
Keep it up! Just remember you are auditioning for Carolina Crown, you are very intense which is great but don't forget you are going to have to match 8 other snares, be humble and dial it back a bit to prove to the staff that you can play with a line, not just by yourself. Best of luck.
best of luck, Michael! You’ll absolutely love the experience at Crown 💜 - ‘22 baritone
cool, I just started snare
Keep it up!!!!
Loosen up like 3% and let the stick breathe. also, internalize the met!! good luck bro!
Keep it up great job I hope you get in!
Hey man amazing video! I’ve been thinking about submitting an audition video to crown as well but seeing that you uploaded this 2 weeks ago, do you know if it is too late to submit a video.
There’s still time! The last call for audition videos(before the Dec 16-18 callback) is Dec 1.
@@michaelbecker3779 thanks man good luck!
Those were some mean double stops at the beginning 🔥🔥🔥
I hope you make it dude. That’s a wack stance tho
LOL yeah very uneven bumpy ground
Pretty great sound quality hand to hand. My only comment is having more musicality playing through the exercises. Also, SSL transitions from the edge back to center of the snare. Honestly, though just keep jamming and hope to see you at December camp.
Definitely, thanks! I'll see you there :)
@@michaelbecker3779 yes sir
Dig the tuning
can't claim too much credit for it!
Michael is my friend 🤤
Good luck at auditions. I am very excited to see what this new team at Crown can do with the percussion section.
Me as well!
Take back the tempo a bit (20 clicks or so) on the back half of Flee.1 and really focus on nailing those hand speed changes. Quality seems to suffer a bit and rhythmic integrity is questionable in a couple spots throughout it, especially the ninelet partials. Additionally, 24-29 sound pretty unstable pulse wise. Your duple eighth notes feel too laid back in the pocket, setting those sixteenth notes up to fall behind. As a general note, these flams in 24-29 sound way more closed off and “flat” than other flams in the front half. You also have a tendency to open up flams that occur from an upstroke more than the flams that just preceded them. All that being said, you sound great though dude, for real. Impressive ass hands for never marching anywhere besides your HS. Good luck with your audition!
Thank you so much!! really keen ears!
sound good hope you make it
Good luck!
Can definitely tell you are a performer :)
omg michael brecker saxophone!!
so true!
Good luck!
Dig the heavy approach, make sure your accents don’t affect the first left in ssl. The first measure of tap roll, the tap space was a little slurred and I assumed it was a tiny mistake but your tap 5’s are occasionally slurred too so make sure you’re following underlying rhythms!! Also double check the rhythms in flee, make sure you’re not slow coming out of the 16th note flam accents back into the triplets, and make sure the quarter note triplets and ninelet three’s aren’t too open! Last thing I promise (hopefully you posted this for feedback otherwise I am so sorry for commenting lol) make sure you don’t squeeze your downstrokes. There are a couple points throughout the video where your taps get thin after downstrokes and a few times you can hear a buzz/second note on a tap or two and that’s probably because of excess tension in your hands. You’re already incorporating a lot of arm in the floats and preps so make sure you’re relaxed so that the weight of the arm does the work and it doesn’t feel like you’re adding tension, let gravity help you!!! Awesome sound quality and performance :) good luck!!!
Thank you!! Super solid feedback I totally agree
didn't know crown is using broken city material for their audition, your diddle is slightly too crushed, but overall, love your confident! good approach!
broken city is now at crown. looking forward to seeing how it goes.
i don’t know crown’s approach, yours looks very heavy. I dig it
Crown percussion has recently come under the direction of Mike Jackson and friends, their approach IS very heavy! So thank you 🙏
Good luck!
Good luck hope you make it 👍👍👍
Bro this met 😂 Nice!
Good to know that I’ve watched so many marching band videos that videos like this are now popping up on my TH-cam recommended. excellent work excellent form and very clean playing of the rudiments. I wish you the best of luck on your future endeavors.
Neighbors are like who is squirrel hunting with an automatic weapon? Nice looking weapon.
Hi Mikey 😁
Hey man
🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
🙏🙏
Way too good, you killed it!
I can tell you spent a lot of time working on the technique specifically they use at crown, even just the first exercise. You have an extremely nice sound quality and look just like them, very nice!
yea, what he said
yea, what he said
yea, what he said
This the first vid of yours that I have came upon idk if you have but I definitely suggest auditioning for at least 5 different corps to higher your chances but also I’m just 14 so idk how much it would higher them
Yeah so auditions are actually pretty costly when they're all said and done, so in my current situation, auditioning for "at least 5" corps would be quite too many. Plus - many auditions end up falling on the same dates/weekends so it can be a logistical nightmare to go to multiple. I'm definitely focusing on Crown until I hear back so we'll see! Definitely a good thing to go to multiple auditions though!! There's a bunch to learn from many wonderful educators!! Everything everyone tells you can be used in some way!!!
That drum sounds and looks so good bro
Looks AMAZING!! It's from Rolesville High School!
But did you die? 🤔
yup!
First I hope you make it! Waaaayy to much head movement and upper body movement. Just play the drum. You keep time like you’re trying to stomp out a fire. Relax. Consider doing this same video with a harness on and see what all that extra movement does to your quality of sound as your drum moves around with all the extra movement. Not saying you can’t groove but keep it under control. Best of luck.
Thank you!! I appreciate the honest feedback! I suppose it's just the way I've been brought up to have extremely high energy feet :))
@@michaelbecker3779 High energy feet is a great thing. Keep that same energy but focus on separating your upper body from your mark time and you’re golden. ❤️